surge protectors

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From: Daniel R. Grayson
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 22:04

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Could someone please fill me in on the current wisdom about how to protect
long RS-232 lines from lightning?  The surge protectors in the catalogs cost
about $60 each, and who knows if they work?  We have many unshielded lines
travelling throughout a couple of old buildings, with PCs and ascii terminals
connecting to a terminal server.  Are there surge protectors that protect 16
lines at a time?  How do we build one ourselves?

What about for ethernet lines, too?

Is this the right group for this?

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From: dan@math.uiuc.edu (Daniel R. Grayson)
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